UTEP Student Pleads Guilty To Downloading, Possessing Child Porn
United States Attorney John E. Murphy and Special Agent in Charge Manuel Oyola-Torres, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations in El Paso, announced that a 26-year-old University of Texas at El Paso student faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to downloading and possessing child pornography, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office news release.
Appearing before United States District Judge Frank Montalvo on Thursday, May 19, 26-year-old Luis Enriquez-Alonso, a Mexican citizen residing in El Paso, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornograpy. By pleading guilty, Enriquez admitted that he used two individual Internet Protocol (IP) addresses-one at home, the other at the university-to download child pornography
On February 18, 2011, ICE HSI agents, along with investigators from the Texas Department of Public Safety, executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence. Authorities recovered two laptop computers belonging to the defendant as well as other computer related media.
A forensics examination of the confiscated items revealed the presence of more than 5,400 images and 128 videos depicting child pornography.
Enriquez-Alonso remains in federal custody pending sentencing which is scheduled for July 20, 2011, before Judge Montalvo.
Assistant United States Attorney J. Brandy Gardes is prosecuting this case on behalf of the Government.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office.
